Drain-ditching plow.



Nrrnn DRAIN-BITCHING PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,315, dated October 24, 1899.

Application tiled January 27, 1899. Serial NO- 703,636. (No model T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NAroLoN LoUls Go- BEILLE, a subject of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, residing at St. Hyacinthe, county of St. Hyacinthe, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drain-Ditching Plows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in drain-ditching plows.

'Ihe object of my invention is to provide a plow of this class in which the depth of the ditch can be regulated and in which the earth taken from the ditch will be forced to one side to a predetermined point.

A further object is to provide a construction which is neat and attractive in appearance, durable in construction, simple and effi'- cient in operation, and which can be made at a moderate cost.

To these and other ends myinvention consists in the improved construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, in which similar numerals of referance indicate similar parts in all of the views, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved plow. Fig. 2 is a detail of one of the adjustable plates. Fig. 3 is a detail View of the attachment for passing the earth to one side.

l designates a plow having the usual beam 2, point 3, and handles 4. In rear of the point 3 are secured shoes 5, upon which the plow is adapted to move during the making of the drain or ditch, the lower face of the shoes 5 being practically on the same plane as the lower edge of the point.

Shovel-boards G are connected to the beam 2 and exten'd rearwardly therefrom at an angle, these boards being formed substantially as shown in Fig. 1, said boards being adapted to force the earth to opposite sides of the ditch.

As the best results in drainage can only be obtained by making the drains of uniform depth and as it is necessary that the earth on the sides of the drain be moved away from the edge of the drain, I form the shovelboards 6 with a substantially flat rearwardlyentending portion 7, which extends upwardly a suitable distance, the remainder 8 of the board in a vertical direction being carried at an angle beyond the edge of the ditch. The extending portion 8 is adapted to receive an adjustable plate 9, removably1 connected to said portion by means of bolts 10, said bolts being passed through suitable inclined slots 11, formed in the plate 9. The front of the plate 9 is formed with an oblique edge 12, by means of which the plate 9 when moved upward or downward into its adjustable position will retain an operative connection with the portion '7, the plate 9 serving to adjustably regulate the vertical width of the space between the lower face of the shoes and the lower edge of the plate 9, and thereby regulating the height of the edge of the drain or ditch.

A bracket 13 is secured between the rear` face of the shovel-boards and the handles, as best shown in Fig. 3, said bracket having an elongated slot 14, which is adapted to receive a set-screw 15, passed therethrough and through an auxiliary plate 16. The plate 16 is formed substantially as shown, having its surface arranged in a compound curve at its outer edge. The plate extends outwardly at an angle greater than the inclination of the shovel-boards, serving to force the earth a greater distance from the ditch. By the use of the set-screw l5 this plate may be adj usted to a height corresponding to the adjusted height of the plate 9, or it may be removed entirely, as may be desired. To prevent the plate 16 from moving on the set-screw, a pin or lug 17, which extends into the slot 14, is formed on said plate independently of the setscrew 15.

1S designates a track-clearer secured on the beam, and 19 a pivotally-mounted cutter or lever which is adapted to be moved on its pivot 20, which movement carries it past the track-clearer 18, removing any extraneous matter that may be on the track-clearer. To operate the cutter or lever, I mount pivotally a lever 2l on one of the handles, one end of said lever being connected to the cutter or lever 19 by means of a rod 22, the opposite end of the lever 2l being provided with a plate 23, against which the foot of the operator is adapted to be pressed to move the cutter or lever 2l into an operative position, it being held normallyin its inoperative position by means of the spring 24:.

The advantages of this construction are obvious and are thought to have been clearly set forth.

Vhile I have herein shown a preferred form of carrying my invention into effect, yet I do not desire to limit myself to such preferred details of construction, but claim the right to use any and all modifications thereof which will serve to carry into effect the objects to be attained by this invention in so far as such modifications and changes may fall within the spirit and scope of my said invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. Aplow, comprisinga beam; slidingshoes connected thereto; a point secured to said beam in front of said shoes; shovel-boards extending rearwardly from said beam, forming a continuation of said point, the lower portion of said boards extending rearwardly in a direct line, the remainder of said boards extending at an angle; and plates adjustably connected tothe lower portion of the angular extending portion of said shovel-boards, said plates being adapted to adjustably regulate the depth of the ditch made by said point, substantially as described.

2. A drain ditching plow, comprising a beam; sliding shoes connected thereto; a point secured to saidbeam in front of said shoes; shovel-boards extending rearwardly from said beam, forming a continuation of said point; and vertically-sliding plates adjustably secured to each of said shovel-boards on cach side of the plow, said plates serving to regulate the depth of the ditch and to move the earth away from the sides thereof, substantially as described.

3. A drain ditching plow, comprising a beam, sliding shoes connected thereto, a point secured to said beam in front of said slices, shovel-boards extending rearwardly from said beam, forming a continuation of said point, a plate adjustably secured to each of said shovel-boards, on each side of the plow` and an auxiliary plate adjustably secured to the rear end of each of said shovel-boards and arranged to extend transversely on each side of the plow, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto sot my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

NAPOLEON LOUIS GOBEILLE.

Vit-nesses:

E. A. MARCHILDON, Jos. C. DnsAUTnLs. 

